Example Sentences

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Earlier this year, another federal judge ordered the signage related to Washington’s slaves restored.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

The White Lion brought the first African slaves to Virginia in 1619.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"He told us we were slaves," Amissah said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It depicts Caesar Rodney, who cast a clinching vote in the 1776 US Declaration of Independence from Britain but is viewed critically by some because he owned slaves.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

They were Custis dower slaves, and if they escaped, he would have to repay the Custis estate.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis